This position is assigned to the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Mental Health Services, Suicide Prevention Program Community Engagement and Partnership Program. The incumbent will serve as Program Support Assistant under the Supervisor, Suicide Prevention Programs. The incumbent will provide services to support the Community Engagement Partnership Coordinator (CEPC).

Duties

The Program Support Assistant performs analytical and evaluative work pertaining to administrative aspects of community engagement and partnership operations and management. Duties will include but are not limited to: The incumbent helps to manage important timelines, including those related to planning, direction, and timely execution of policy, training, education, research and evaluation, and/or data and surveillance projects/programs pertaining to the prevention of Veteran suicide. Helps to manage long-range plans, goals and objectives for the suicide prevention program directed towards the support of coalition building. Ensures timely response and compliance to assorted requests, actions, forms and reports. Must be able to easily interface with a broad range of individuals from various socio-economic backgrounds including professional clinicians, interdisciplinary teams, and Veterans (including special populations such as disabled Veterans, many of whom may be experiencing some degree of psychosocial distress) and community partners. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: HR Specialist Total Rewards Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Program Support Assistant/PD70728A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/19/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-07 position, you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-06. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-06 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Skill with communication and interpersonal relations including the ability to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers. Skill in maintenance of confidentiality of patient/employee information in electronic and print. Skill to assist and provide support for the medical center performance improvement program. Skill to work and function in the medical center in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment. Ability to organize work, set priorities, and meet multiple deadlines. Ability to utilize resource materials as well as ability to develop new materials when needed. Advanced Skill in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required.. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: CommunicationComputer SkillsCustomer Service (Clerical/Technical)EncryptionInformation ManagementManages and Organizes InformationWriting Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. There may be some walking, standing and sitting. Reading, composing memo and frequent usage of visual display terminal is required. No heavy physical demands are required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

• Address Tennessee Valley HCS - Nashville 1310 24th Avenue South Nashville, TN 37212 US
• Name: Yvonne Laguna
• Phone: 1-858-623-1873
• Email: [email protected]